Furniture setting device



Feb.11, 1941. H. PEREIRA FURNITURE SETTING DEVICE Filed Sept. 25. 1939 2Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS.

Feb. 11, 1941. PEREIRA FURNITURE SETTING DEVICE Filed Sept. 25, 1939 2Sheets-Sheet 2 r IINVENTOR. fla ,e/ygwcv, W M W4 ATTORNEYS.

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PATENT rcnnrroas sarrmo nsvrca nois Application September 25, 1939,Serial No. 296,409

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This invention relates to an improved furniture setting and consists ofthe matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

A perplexing problem confronting every furniture dealer is how todisplay living room furniture to the best possible advantage. When twoor three piece suites are viewed on a floor where they are surrounded inclose relation by other suites, it is very difficult for a prospectivepurchaser to get a real picture of how the ones on view will appear whenassembled in the room for which they are designed.

Some merchants have attempted to solve the problem by model rooms inwhich the suites are displayed. But these have proved unsatisfactory,first, because they are costly; a second, because they take up too muchspace; third, they are usually located in out-of-the-way places; andfourth, many cannot be seen unless entered.

The object of the present invention is to provide a furniture setting inwhich suites of furniture may be exhibited as in a room in associationwith rugs and other furniture, so that the prospective purchaser may getan exact picture of how the suite will appear when assembled in his ownroom in association with other furniture apt to be found there.

Another object of the invention is to provide a furniture setting of thekind comprised of unit pieces which are capable of ready and easyassembly in any place where the setting is to be installed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a furniture setting of thekind which is of simple and economical construction, which occupiescomparatively little space and in which the pieces of the suite offurniture displayed therein may be viewed at any angle.

These and other advantages of the invention will appear more fully inthe following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved furniture setting with asuite of furniture on display therein shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the furniture setting with the severalunits which comprise it appearing in expanded relation.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the improved furniture setting similarto Figure 1 but on a smaller scale and with a difierent arrangement ofthe pieces of the suite on display.

Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are diagrammatic plan views on a still smallerscale illustrating various ways in which several furniture settings maybe assembled on a floor, each designed to display a different suite offurniture.

Referring now to that embodiment of the invention illustrated in thedrawings: Hi indicates the furniture setting as a whole when assembledwith its component parts secured together and ready to receive the suiteof furniture which is to be displayed. It comprises a vertical side wallH; a vertical end wall l2 extending at right angles thereto at one end;a wall part 13 extending at right angles to the first named wall H atits other end; and a wall part it having an opening l-i therein andextending substantially at right angles to the wall l2.

Preferably the setting is provided with a 1300'! piece 55. Said floorpiece presents the furniture pieces in a position somewhat elevated fromthe floor of the show room in which the setting is placed, and thus moredefinitely sets out the suite of furniture on display in a manner tosegregate it from any other suites of furniture that may be in the mainroom. It, however, may be omitted if desired.

Through the wide opening between the end of the wall part l3 and of thenarrow wall part It the furniture pieces may be viewed as disposed inrelation to the side wall H and the end wall l2. And to further simulatethe effect of an actual room with the furniture pieces disposed therein,a Venetian blind It may be fixed to hang upon the wall [2, as shown inFigure 1. Again, a mantle piece ll may be fixed to the wall in anydesired position, depending upon the furniture pieces and their designedrelation thereto. In Figure 1 said mantle piece, for example, is shownfixed to the wall ll near one end adjacent the wall l2, whereas inFigure 3 said mantle piece-is shown fixed midway of the length of theside wall It. I

The setting may be assembled with the end wall I2 and with the wall partM at either end of the side wall II, this by merely reversing theposition of the walls l2 and I3 as shown in Figure 1. This will appearby comparing the setting [8 in Figure 4 with the setting 19, and thesetting 20 with the setting 2| in said view. This makes it possible todispose the settings in various ways, depending upon the space at handin the main room where the display is to be made.

In Figure 4, four settings I8, I9, 20 and 2| are disposed in the form ofa rectangle, with their end walls l2 defining the shorter ends of therectangle; the side walls I I defining the longer sides of therectangle; and with the wall parts I3 of the two pairs of settingsplaced over against each other and spaced apart. The two pairs ofsettings I8 and I9 on the one hand, and 20 and 2| on the other hand, arespaced apart to provide an aisle or lane 22 between them through whichcustomers may pass and from which they may view at any angle thefurniture pieces disposed in said settings. Inthis array, the first Viewhad upon entering the lane 22 will be through the opening It in thenarrow wall part l4. As they pass on towards the wall section l3 ofeither setting they appear to actually enter into the room to a positionwhere they will have a Wide View of the furniture on display, and moreparticularly its association with the side and end walls I and I2. Thispresents a close approximation to the actual appearance of the furniturepieces as they will appear when assembled in the room they are desiredfor furnishing.

In Figures 5, 6 and '7 are illustrated other ways olf arranging theseveral settings. These are clear from the drawings and need nodescription. Other arrangements may be made, depending upon the space athand and its relative dimensions.

The floor piece l may be covered by a rug of color or design toharmonize with the particular furniture on display in the furnituresetting. And if the floor piece l5 be omitted, said rug or carpet may belaid on the floor of the room in which the setting is disposed.Preferably the floor piece l5 has a curved edge I5 running approximatelyparallel to a diagonal line between the remote corners of the room. Thispermits a customer to approach so near the middle of the setting that hemay actually view three corners of the room which the setting isdesigned to simulate.

The setting is made up of sections which are adapted to be readilyassembled and secured together. Said sections are substantiallyidentical in construction. Four such sections 25 form the side wall II,and three sections are included in the end wall l2. A section 25 and ahalf section 25*- comprise the wall part l3.

Each section 25 consists of an open frame 26 of any familiarconstruction covered with a light fibrous board 21 of any suitablematerial. A baseboard 28 is secured to each of the sections at thebottom, and a ceiling board 29 projecting forwardly from the fibre board21 is fixed to the top of the frame in each case.

The narrow wall part I4 has a base 30 from which rises an upright sidemember 3| and a rounded rod or bar 32 spaced therefrom. A ceiling board29 fixed to the tops of the side member 3| and the rod 32 closes theopening M at the top.

The upright side members of the several frames of the sections when saidsections are in assembled relation are readily secured together in anyconvenient manner but preferably by means of bolts and thumb nuts 33which take through suitable openings 34. This permits of the readyassembly of a furniture setting. When it is to be removed to anotherplace, it is readily disassembled for convenience in transporting.

I claim as my invention:

A furniture setting device comprising a vertical side and a vertical endwall, a narrow vertical wall part extending at right angles to said sidewall at one end thereof, and a narrow vertical wall part with an openingtherein extending at right angles to said end wall and parallel to saidside wall at the opposite end thereof, said two narrow wall parts beingrelatively proportioned in width to present a wide opening between themin a line extending approximately parallel to the diagonal lineconnecting the ends of said side and end walls remote from each other.

HAROLD PEREIRA.

